C# Signature:
[DllImport("winmm")]
public static extern int PlaySound(
string szSound,
IntPtr hModule,
int flags);
VB Signature:
<DllImport("winmm")> _
Public Shared Function PlaySound( _
ByVal szSound As String, _
ByVal hModule As IntPtr, _
ByVal flags As Integer) As Integer
End Function
(correct function is if coredll)
Private Declare Function PlaySound Lib "coredll" Alias "PlaySoundW" (ByVal szSound As String, ByVal hModule As IntPtr, ByVal flags As PlaySoundFlags) As Integer
Private Declare Function PlaySound Lib "coredll" (ByVal szSound As Byte(), ByVal hModule As IntPtr, ByVal flags As PlaySoundFlags) As Integer
User-Defined Types:
Private Enum PlaySoundFlags
SND_SYNC = &H0 ' play synchronously (default)
SND_ASYNC = &H1 ' play asynchronously
SND_NODEFAULT = &H2 ' silence (!default) if sound not found
SND_MEMORY = &H4 ' pszSound points to a memory file
SND_LOOP = &H8 ' loop the sound until next sndPlaySound
SND_NOSTOP = &H10 ' don't stop any currently playing sound
SND_NOWAIT = &H2000 ' don't wait if the driver is busy
SND_ALIAS = &H10000 ' name is a registry alias
SND_ALIAS_ID = &H110000 ' alias is a predefined ID
SND_FILENAME = &H20000 ' name is file name
SND_RESOURCE = &H40004 ' name is resource name or atom
End Enum
public enum PlaySoundFlags : int {
SND_SYNC = 0x0, // play synchronously (default)
SND_ASYNC = 0x1, // play asynchronously
SND_NODEFAULT = 0x2, // silence (!default) if sound not found
SND_MEMORY = 0x4, // pszSound points to a memory file
SND_LOOP = 0x8, // loop the sound until next sndPlaySound
SND_NOSTOP = 0x10, // don't stop any currently playing sound
SND_NOWAIT = 0x2000, // don't wait if the driver is busy
SND_ALIAS = 0x10000, // name is a registry alias
SND_ALIAS_ID = 0x110000,// alias is a predefined ID
SND_FILENAME = 0x20000, // name is file name
SND_RESOURCE = 0x40004, // name is resource name or atom
};
Notes:
Returns True (e.g. 1) for success and False (0) for error.
If the function returns True but there is no sound, check Settings / Sounds & Notifications / Enable sounds for / Programs / Notifications
on your PDA
Tips & Tricks:
Please add some!
Sample Code:
C#
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace Sound
{
public enum PlaySoundFlags : int {
SND_SYNC = 0x0, // play synchronously (default)
SND_ASYNC = 0x1, // play asynchronously
SND_NODEFAULT = 0x2, // silence (!default) if sound not found
SND_MEMORY = 0x4, // pszSound points to a memory file
SND_LOOP = 0x8, // loop the sound until next sndPlaySound
SND_NOSTOP = 0x10, // don't stop any currently playing sound
SND_NOWAIT = 0x2000, // don't wait if the driver is busy
SND_ALIAS = 0x10000, // name is a registry alias
SND_ALIAS_ID = 0x110000,// alias is a predefined ID
SND_FILENAME = 0x20000, // name is file name
SND_RESOURCE = 0x40004, // name is resource name or atom
};
public class Sound
{
[DllImport("coredll.dll")]
public static extern int PlaySound(
string szSound,
IntPtr hModule,
int flags);
public static void Beep() {
Play(@"\Windows\Voicbeep");
}
public static void Play(string fileName) {
try {
PlaySound(fileName, IntPtr.Zero, (PlaySoundFlags.SND_FILENAME | PlaySoundFlags.SND_SYNC));
} catch (Exception ex) {
MessageBox.Show("Can't play sound file. " + ex.ToString());
}
}
}
}
VB
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class Sounds
<Flags()> _
Private Enum PlaySoundFlags
SND_SYNC = &H0 ' play synchronously (default)
SND_ASYNC = &H1 ' play asynchronously
SND_NODEFAULT = &H2 ' silence (!default) if sound not found
SND_MEMORY = &H4 ' pszSound points to a memory file
SND_LOOP = &H8 ' loop the sound until next sndPlaySound
SND_NOSTOP = &H10 ' don't stop any currently playing sound
SND_NOWAIT = &H2000 ' don't wait if the driver is busy
SND_ALIAS = &H10000 ' name is a registry alias
SND_ALIAS_ID = &H110000 ' alias is a predefined ID
SND_FILENAME = &H20000 ' name is file name
SND_RESOURCE = &H40004 ' name is resource name or atom
End Enum
<DllImport("coredll.dll")> _
Public Shared Function PlaySound( _
ByVal szSound As String, _
ByVal hModule As IntPtr, _
ByVal flags As Integer) As Integer
End Function
Public Shared Sub Play(ByVal fileName As String)
Try
PlaySound(fileName, IntPtr.Zero, PlaySoundFlags.SND_FILENAME Or _
PlaySoundFlags.SND_SYNC)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show("Can't play sound file. " & ex.ToString)
End Try
End Sub
End Class
Alternative Managed API:
Do you know one? Please contribute it!
